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Eagle Home Mortgage Targets Millennials with Student Loan Assistance

Bank Innovation

Student loans have led to widespread hesitation among millennials when it comes to buying a home, but Lennar Corp subsidiary Eagle Home Mortgage is looking to change that. After a borrower buys a home from Lennar (which is based in Miami), Eagle will pay as much as 3% of the purchase price of that home […].

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Banks Bring Coffee Shops To New Branches

PYMNTS

With the bank branch of the future, large institutions such as Capital One and Fifth Third are aiming to create spaces that appeal to millennials around Chicago that provide technical support, financial advice and — in some instances — cappuccino.

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Nike Commits To Sustainability For High-Tech Tokyo Olympics

PYMNTS

Adidas, for example, has funded a sustainable turf field at South Florida’s Miami Edison High School composed of approximately 1.8 A separate study from Roth’s Millennial Survey showed that 53 percent of millennials are willing to pay a premium of 10 percent or more for socially responsible brands. Of those, 12.4

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Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment

PYMNTS

Millennials love to share. They are proportionally comfortable using gig economy services that provide these things, with about a third of millennials working some sort of gig position themselves. Trusted partners can differentiate themselves by providing packages based on their market, such as a beach package in Miami.

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2018 Recap: The Year That Retailers Evolved With Their Mobile Apps

PYMNTS

The developments from Amazon Go and Sam’s Club come as checkout technology innovations matter to consumers: According to the PYMNTS Enterprise Retail Grocery Report , the most important factor when choosing a grocery retailer for nearly 17 percent of consumers is having the ability to scan and pay with a mobile phone.

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Is The Future Of Furniture Robotic?

PYMNTS

The “innovative” solution for apartment residents thus far has been a combination of 2/3-sized versions of most household furniture married to some very creatively conceived shelving. Millennials are looking for frictionless experiences,” Hasier Larrea, one of Ori’s co-founders, noted in an interview.

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments

PYMNTS

And with its scale in mobile payments and loyalty members, the company is well-positioned for other innovative initiatives. They’ve done a good job of connecting with the millennials and Gen Z.”. The Starbucks loyalty program also grew by 11 percent in 2017 and now represents 14.2 million active members. Burger King’s $9.3

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